khetha_info_english_electronic_version-e593a01202c75a5e.pdf

The Khetha program addresses illegal wildlife trafficking in the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) through a multi-sectoral approach involving community engagement, law enforcement support, and cross-border collaboration. Funded by USAID and implemented by WWF South Africa and WWF Mozambique between 2018 and 2022, the program aims to maintain positive growth rates for elephants and increase growth rates for black and white rhinos. It focuses on mitigating the socio-economic drivers of poaching—such as poverty and historical forced relocations—by improving community livelihoods and governance. Additionally, it provides technical training and infrastructure to the judiciary and law enforcement in Mozambique and South Africa to enhance the detection and prosecution of wildlife crimes.

• The Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area (GLTFCA) supports significant wildlife populations, including 35,000 elephants, 18,000 white rhinos, and approximately 1,900 black rhinos in South Africa, all of which are threatened by poaching for illegal financial gain.
• Illegal wildlife trafficking causes systemic damage beyond wildlife decline, including the degradation of ecosystems, promotion of corruption, undermining of state security, and negative impacts on national economies.
• Socio-economic vulnerabilities in communities near protected areas, including poverty, food insecurity, and historical grievances from forced relocations, create conditions that allow criminal syndicates to recruit local people, particularly young men, into trafficking networks.
• The Khetha program implements a comprehensive strategy to combat trafficking by supporting community-based approaches, enhancing law enforcement and judicial capacity in Mozambique and South Africa, and fostering cross-border partnerships.

APA

WWF South Africa (n.d.). khetha_info_english_electronic_version-e593a01202c75a5e.pdf. http://awsassets.wwf.org.za/downloads/khetha_info_english_electronic_version.pdf

Chicago

WWF South Africa. khetha_info_english_electronic_version-e593a01202c75a5e.pdf. n.d. http://awsassets.wwf.org.za/downloads/khetha_info_english_electronic_version.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{wwfsouthafricandkhethainfoenglishelectronicversione593a01202c75a5epdf, author = {{WWF South Africa}}, title = {{khetha\_info\_english\_electronic\_version-e593a01202c75a5e.pdf}}, institution = {WWF South Africa}, url = {http://awsassets.wwf.org.za/downloads/khetha_info_english_electronic_version.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }